Chris Thanks for the update
Regards Michele On 4 Nov 2013, at 14:02, Chris Buckridge <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > The eighth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in Bali, Indonesia from > 22-25 October 2013. The event brought together more than 1,500 people from > 111 countries to discuss the future of Internet governance under this year’s > theme of “Building Bridges – Enhancing Multi-stakeholder Cooperation for > Growth and Sustainable Development.” > > Several members of the RIPE NCC’s staff and Senior Management attended, along > with two members of the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Working in close > cooperation with the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), we > participated in workshops on IXPs, security, measurements, regional > cooperation and IPv4 transfer markets. > > Additionally, the RIPE NCC sponsored two members of the RIPE community, > Merike Kaeo and Nick Hilliard, to travel to Bali and participate as speakers > in a number of the workshops. > > Reports and session transcripts for the three workshops the RIPE NCC was > involved in organising can be found on the IGF website: > > Internet Security Through Multi-stakeholder Cooperation (organised together > with Netnod): > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/report_view.php?xpsltipq_je=63 > > IPv4 Markets and Legacy Space (organised by the Number Resource Organisation): > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/report_view.php?xpsltipq_je=49 > > Importance of Regional Cooperation in Internet Governance (Organised by the > Number Resource Organisation): > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/report_view.php?xpsltipq_je=50 > > Anne-Rachel Inné, AFRINIC COO, spoke at the closing ceremony on behalf of the > Internet technical community. Looking back at a successful event, she noted > that there is a further need for enhanced cooperation between different > stakeholders at both the global and regional levels. She also highlighted the > importance of the IGF as a place to discuss important and delicate issues > amongst the different stakeholder groups. Hoping to maintain the open and > collaborative spirit of Internet cooperation, she stressed the need to > further strengthen the IGF, and called on all stakeholders to help in > providing a stable and sustainable financial basis for the secretariat and > future meetings. > > The next IGF will be held in early September 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. We > welcome any input regarding the RIPE NCC’s participation at the IGF in 2014 > via the Cooperation Working Group mailing list. > > Best regards > > Chris Buckridge > External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions ♞ Hosting & Domains ICANN Accredited Registrar http://www.blacknight.co http://blog.blacknight.com/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 US: 213-233-1612 Locall: 1850 929 929 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Facebook: http://fb.me/blacknight Twitter: http://twitter.com/mneylon ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845
